Checklist for Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 (Butterflies)
and region Voi (Taita-Taveta County, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 47
93
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 47
93
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 47
93
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 41
86
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
45
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
45
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
45
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
36
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
35
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
9
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Voi
4 Families width 16 Species
Genera for Voi
9 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Voi
16 Species | Acraea (Actinote) encedon Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Acraea | | Acraea chilo Godman, 1880 | | | Acraea egina Cramer, 1775 | Elegant Acraea | | Acraea neobule Doubleday, 1847 | Dancing Acraea | | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Aphnaeus neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Neave´s Highflier | | Charaxes candiope Godart, 1824 | Green-veined Charaxes | | Charaxes etesipe Godart, 1824 | Savannah Charaxes | | Charaxes varanes Cramer, 1764 | Common Pearl Charaxes | | Colotis (Colotis) vestalis Butler, 1876 | White Arab | | Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775 | Plain Orange Tip | | Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779 | Large Striped Swordtail | | Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916 | | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Taygetis ypthima Hübner, 1821 | | | Ypthima jacksoni Kielland, 1982 | Jackson´s Ringlet |
Subnodes of Papilionoidea with occurrences in Voi | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamer-winged butterflies, Gossamers, Gossamerwings, Hairstreaks, Harvesters, Imperial Hairstreak butterflies | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies, Brush-footed butterflies, Brush-Footed Butterfly, Brushfoot butterflies, Brushfooted Butterflies, Checker-spots, Crescent-spots, Four-footed butterflies, Fritillaries, Mourningclocks, Nymphalids, Purples | 4
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Papilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Parnassians and Swallowtails, Swallotails, Swallowtail Butterflies, Swallowtail Butterfly, Swallowtails, Swallowtails and apollos, Swallowtails And Parnassians | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Tip butterflies, White butterflies, Whites, Yellow White Butterflies, Yellows | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Papilionoidea at savebutterfly.com
Papilionoidea at artfakta.se
Papilionoidea at dyntaxa.se
Papilionoidea at itis.gov
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